vin-mcp

Free VIN decoder for humans and AI. No API keys. No accounts. No limits.

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mcp.vin -- Try it now

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Enter a 17-character VIN and get a comprehensive vehicle report by aggregating six free data sources into a single response:

| Source | Data Provided | |--------|--------------| | NHTSA vPIC | Make, model, year, trim, body class, engine specs, transmission, drive type, weight, plant info, 140+ decoded fields | | NHTSA Recalls | Open recalls with campaign number, component, summary, consequence, and remedy | | NHTSA Complaints | Consumer complaints with crash, fire, injury, and death statistics | | NHTSA Safety Ratings | NCAP star ratings for overall, frontal, side, and rollover crash tests | | EPA Fuel Economy | City/highway/combined MPG, annual fuel cost, CO2 emissions, EV range and charge time | | IMAGIN.studio | Stock vehicle photos from multiple angles |

Additionally, VIN validation (checksum, WMI country/manufacturer decode, model year) is computed locally with zero API calls.

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npx -y @smithery/cli install @keptlive/vin-mcp --client claude

Add to your .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vin": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "vin-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Or if you have the repo cloned locally:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vin": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/vin-mcp/server.mjs"]
    }
  }
}

Use the hosted MCP endp